Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Harold Land, Tenor Sax Genius Craig shares outstanding recordings featuring tenorman Harold Land. We’ll hear Harold’s music from Contemporary, Riverside, Mainstream, Blue Note, and other record labels. The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Mina Jazz Quintet …
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This Week In Jazz May 19 thru May 25
Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/arranger/composer Fats Waller, pianist/bandleaders Sun Ra and Bob Florence, singers Rosemary Clooney and Jackie Cain, bagpiper Rufus Harley, drummer Lawrence Marable, pianist Christian Sands and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollins’ “Tenor Madness” (1956), Grant Green’s …
Special Programs May 13 thru May 19th
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm An Introduction to ENJA Records Craig spins a variety of first-rate recordings by John Scofield, Karin Krog, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Barron, Eddie Harris, and many others from the ENJA record label. The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at …
New Music Monday for May 13, 2024
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyLegendary alto saxophonist Charles McPherson makes his Smoke Sessions Records debut with an inspired new album, “Reverence.” It’s dedicated to Mr. McPherson’s longtime mentor and teacher Barry Harris, captured in front of alive audience at Smoke Jazz Club, and featuring his quintet of Terell Stafford, Jeb Patton, David Wong, …
This Week In Jazz May 12 thru May 18
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Maxine Sullivan and Betty Carter, pianists Red Garland and Ellis Larkins, record producer Creed Taylor, trumpeter Al Porcino, Drummer Billy Cobham, pianists/composers Gil Evans and Mike Conrad and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Curtis Counce’s …
New Music Monday for May 6, 2024
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyThe title “Moving On “perfectly sums up the new aspirations of Jacky Terrasson. After being the muse of major labels, it is a new adventure as an artist-producer and a new path that Jacky has decided to begin by creating his own record label, Earth-Sounds. It is also, after thirty …
Special Programs May 6 thru May 12
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Prestige Jam Sessions Craig gives us a listen to the famous “Jam Session Recordings” from Prestige. We’ll hear extended top-notch sides featuring Gene Ammons, John Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Teddy Charles, Jackie McLean, and many others. The Wednesday …
This Week In Jazz May 5 thru May 11
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Red Nichol, pianists Mary Lou Williams, Keith Jarrett and Billy Childs, singer Teresa Brewer, drummer Dennis Chambers, guitarist Jimmy Ponder and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Miles Ahead” (1956), Dexter Gordon’s “Doin’ Alright” …